MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	87.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210623
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '21 at 04:37
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 80.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 986 87% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,886 117% 1,886 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3812) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.2% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 146 Parallax 156 86% 136 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 113 Splatting 98.7 89% 110 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 360 247 253 247 246 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 489 Mixed 366 SusWrite 304 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 58.5 192% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 368 277% 369 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Sandisk S3 500G 500GB 12,292 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 255GB free Firmware: 401010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 426 423 422 421 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 407 Mixed 300 SusWrite 421 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 52.1 171% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 108 149% 274 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 52.6 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 29.4 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 28.8 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 64: 6R 7G 13B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
64%	63%	41	322	256	144	27"	2560 1440	ACR0414 XG270HU

History: Score 65: 7R 6G 12B | Score 64: 6R 7G 13B

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Gaming 142%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,381x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,039x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	859x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	788x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	516x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	373x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	308x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	619x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	309x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $690

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16